Ten companies. Four weeks.
One life-changing experience.
Accelerator–Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute is an intensive immersion in business designed exclusively for undergraduates and recent graduates in all majors. In four fast-paced weeks, you will simultaneously take on the dual roles of business learners and business consultants, applying new knowledge to help real companies resolve real-world issues in marketing, logistics, finance, operations and branding.
In the process, you acquire the tools required to land a great internship, gain confidence, and build practical skills in time management, team-building, problem-solving and leadership that you can apply throughout your career.
Learn it. Apply it. Live it.
As an Accelerator participant, you’ll get more out of each day than you ever thought possible, while establishing a sound foundation for your career.
• It’s a blend of academic instruction, practical job skills development, real project experience and valuable networking opportunities within the business community.
• It’s hands-on experience with a variety of business disciplines and industries.
• It’s an opportunity to learn from and network with recruiters, successful executives, distinguished graduate business faculty and MBA students.
• It’s an accelerated track from the academic world to the business world.
• It’s direct interaction with professionals who provide support with resume writing and interviewing skills.
• It’s an opportunity to build a strong personal brand as well as a working portfolio to show potential employers.
• It’s a program that strengthens your individual skills as well as your ability to work as part of a team—both important to employers.
• It’s a small, highly selective program with individual attention focused on your needs and goals.
• It’s a credential for your resume from a graduate school of business recognized as one of the world’s best.
For a closer look at the immersive, real-world project experience that sets Accelerator apart from other undergraduate business programs, click here.
A bridge between the academic world and the business world
With over 100 hours of “grab it and go” classroom learning at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, you can immediately apply this practical instruction and successfully immerse yourself in each project.
Knowledge
You’ll gain a firm grounding in core business disciplines with over 100 hours of classroom time with distinguished faculty from the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management.
Skills
You’ll have focused workshops and projects that will help you hone the skills that corporate recruiters value most.
Experience
You’ll engage with dozens of executives from different industries and learn how their companies work. You’ll gain hands-on experience as you work with some of these companies to address the business issues they face.
Connections
At networking breakfasts, lunches and dinners, you’ll establish a range of valuable connections, both with people who can recommend you for jobs and internships and with those who will make actual hiring decisions.
